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Authorities are investigating another suspected teenage suicide, the fourth within a week, Luzerne County District Attorney Stefanie Salavantis said.

The death of a 13-year-old found inside a Church Street, Hazleton, home Tuesday is being investigated as a suicide, she said.

Hazleton Police Chief Frank DeAndrea addressed the boy’s death at an 8:30 p.m. press conference at City Hall with Hazleton Mayor Joseph Yannuzzi, Hazleton Area Superintendent Francis X. Antonelli and high school Principal Rocco Petrone.

“I always say that fighting crime is a team effort, and grieving is also a team effort,” DeAndrea said, explaining the reason for the news briefing.

Officials made a plea to young people to seek help if they are experiencing emotional problems and announced grief counselors will be at Hazleton Area on Wednesday. DeAndrea also noted the suicide was not “bullying-related.”

News of the latest suicide came just hours after authorities organized a forum for Wednesday at Pittston Area High School to address the sudden spate of suicides.

In the past week, a Greater Nanticoke Area teenager and two Pittston Area teenagers committed suicide, officials said.

"My heart breaks for all these families," Salavantis said.

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